Injuries & Moves: Lopez reinstated, Myers placed on IL
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July 19: INF Otto Lopez returned from rehab and reinstated from 10-day injured list; OF Dane Myers placed on 10-day IL (retroactive to July 15) with left ankle fracture
Lopez, who has been sidelined since June 30 with lower back inflammation, could see time at second base, shortstop and the outfield, per manager Skip Schumaker. Myers, who hurt his foot kicking the clubhouse door on July 13 following his eighth-inning ejection, will not be out for the season, but it's going to be "some time," according to Schumaker.
10-day/15-day injured list
OF Dane Myers (left ankle fracture)
Expected return: By season's end
Myers fractured his left ankle on July 13 after he kicked a door in the clubhouse following his eighth-inning ejection. He saw a foot specialist upon the team's return to Miami on July 14 and was wearing a boot on his left foot prior to the opener against the Mets on July 19.
According to manager Skip Schumaker, Myers will not be out for the season, but it's going to be "some time." (Last updated: July 19)
LHP Braxton Garrett (left forearm flexor strain)
Expected return: TBD
Garrett, who was placed on the IL on June 23 after he was scratched from his scheduled start, is asymptomatic while rehabbing in Jupiter, Fla. He is focusing on forearm strengthening. (Last updated: July 19)
60-day injured list
LHP Jesús Luzardo (lumbar stress reaction)
Expected return: Sometime in August
Luzardo is resting with bike workouts and is focusing on forearm and shoulder strengthening. He was placed on the 15-day IL on June 22, then was transferred to the 60-day the next day. He was scratched from his June 22 start after dealing with the back issue for a couple of weeks. (Last updated: July 19)
LHP Ryan Weathers (left index finger strain)
Expected return: Sometime in August
Weathers was rehabbing in Jupiter, Fla. as of July 19, and will begin upper-body plyometric work soon. He was transferred to the 60-day IL on July 7 to make space on the 40-man roster. Weathers was pulled after giving up a two-run homer to Cleveland's Brayan Rocchio on the 40th pitch of his June 7 start. (Last updated: July 19)
RHP Sixto Sánchez (right shoulder inflammation)
Expected return: Sometime in August
Sánchez is completing activities in Jupiter, Fla., and building intensity with throwing and bullpens. The Marlins transferred Sánchez to the 60-day IL on June 25. After experiencing a big dip in velocity in his May 31 start vs. Texas, he was placed on the IL on June 2. Sánchez has had a history of major shoulder problems, including two surgeries that caused him to miss three big league seasons from 2021-23. (Last updated: July 19)
RHP Sandy Alcantara (Tommy John surgery)
Expected return: 2025
Alcantara was rehabbing in Miami as of July 19. He initially felt the discomfort on the 94th and final pitch of his Sept. 3 start against the Nationals and was diagnosed with a right forearm flexor strain. An MRI later revealed a right UCL sprain. He began a rehab assignment with Triple-A Jacksonville on Sept. 21 but shut himself down after experiencing forearm tightness and underwent Tommy John surgery on Oct. 6. (Last updated: July 19)
LHP Josh Simpson (left elbow ulnar neuritis)
Expected return: Post-All-Star break
Simpson, who underwent surgery for left elbow ulnar neuritis on April 23, threw a 30-pitch bullpen on July 19.
Simpson had tossed one inning for Single-A Jupiter on April 6 after previously completing one inning and 25 pitches in an extended Spring Training game on April 2 before experiencing a setback. Simpson, who opened the season on the injured list (retroactive to March 25), didn't pitch in a Grapefruit League game after his Feb. 27 outing after he began to feel discomfort. He was transferred to the 60-day IL on April 20. (Last updated: July 19)
RHP Eury Pérez (right UCL tear)
Expected return: 2025
Pérez is working on total-body strengthening, including his forearm and shoulder. He opened the season on the injured list (retroactive to March 25). Pérez had Tommy John surgery on April 8 after experiencing soreness in his bullpen session on April 2. He was transferred to the 60-day IL on April 4.
Pérez's recurring nail issue had forced him to exit for precautionary reasons after just 14 pitches on March 13, but the bigger issue arose the following morning when he reported feeling soreness in his right elbow. (Last updated: July 19)
OF Dillon Head (left hip surgery; No. 5 on the Marlins top prospect list)
Expected return: 2025
Miami's No. 5 prospect underwent season-ending left hip femoral acetabular impingement surgery on June 21. Head was sent on a rehab assignment with the Florida Complex League Marlins on June 4, but he hadn't played since June 5.
Head appeared in three games for Single-A Jupiter after joining the Marlins' organization in the Luis Arraez trade before being placed on the Minor League seven-day injured list on May 20 with an undisclosed injury. He previously missed time with an adductor strain. (Last updated: June 18)